ABOUT QCBB
A REGINA ENSEMBLE
WITH A STORY BEHIND
THE SOUND.
British-style brass, a volunteer community ensemble, live performance and a long-standing place in Regina’s musical life.
ORIGINS
HOW QCBB BEGAN.
The Queen City Brass Band was started in June, 2000 by Dennis Weist and Phil Berg. Dennis was a band director in the separate school system in Regina. Phil had played for years in the Saskatoon Concert Band and the Saskatoon Brass Band before moving to Regina.
In June, 2000, Dennis and Phil held a meeting with another band director named Bob Latimer. Bob had directed brass bands in Scotland before immigrating to Canada in the 1960s, and directing bands in Melfort-Tisdale, and then North Battleford. Bob was now retired and living in Regina.
2000
QCBB FOUNDED
FOUNDERS
DENNIS WEIST + PHIL BERG
EARLY INFLUENCE
BOB LATIMER · BRITISH BRASS EXPERIENCE
OUR MISSION
“TO PROMOTE THE BRITISH-STYLE BRASS BAND TRADITION — EDUCATING AND INSPIRING YOUNG MUSICIANS, ENRICHING THE PUBLIC’S MUSICAL EXPERIENCE, AND PROVIDING A CHALLENGING, ENJOYABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR MEMBERS.”
Queen City Brass Band
BRITISH-STYLE BRASS
WHAT MAKES THE
SOUND DIFFERENT?
QCBB is built around the British brass-band tradition: a distinctive all-brass-and-percussion ensemble with defined instrument roles, a warm blended sound and a repertoire that moves from traditional brass-band works to familiar concert music.
THE BAND
MEET THE PEOPLE
BEHIND THE MUSIC.
See the current roster by instrument and, if you play brass or percussion, learn how to join QCBB.